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Excel Psychological & Educational Consultancy
Precision through Measurement
Our staff have been involved in computer-based testing since 1986.
We have developed a cloud based platform to deliver practice and secure assessments.
We have developed a cloud based platform to deliver practice and secure assessments.
Our staff have been involved in computer-based testing since 1986.
At Excel Psychological and Educational Consultancy, we have partnered closely with our clients to deliver innovative and unique testing solutions to drive success in measurement accuracy and precision for over 26 years. We are a full-service provider of psychometric test development, test delivery and test management solutions.
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Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, we maintain a global network with regional offices in Europe and Africa. With over 7,400 testing venues in more than 3,000 locations, we are able to provide secure, human proctored assessment solutions worldwide.
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Our visual, remote proctoring system allows for the secure delivery of online, high stakes exams anywhere in the world to individuals or groups. Test takers are visually proctored by highly trained professionals remotely in real time whilst they take their exams through a secure browser. Our browser ensures computer applications, functions and software, including keyboard functionality, copy/paste commands and USB ports, are disabled whilst exams are in progress. This state-of-the-art technology makes it possible for test takers to take high stakes exams in their homes, without compromising the integrity of the exam or the examining body.
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If required, we can also implement our mobile testing centre for small scale testing and data collection purposes.
AREAS OF SPECIALITY
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Our range of psychological tests such as intelligence tests are usually administered on an individual basis, and include the WISC, WAIS and WPPSI among others.
ORGANISATIONAL
A wide range of assessments can be administered by our team of registered psychologists for employment selection or development purposes.
EDUCATIONAL
We specialise in offering Scholarship practice tests as well as Diagnostic Assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses in specific knowledge areas. Click here to learn more.
MEDICAL
We offer a range of tests for candidates in the medical industry who intend to sit medical exams and/or register at certain Colleges.
OUR VISION
At EPEC, we want to meet your unique testing needs and help you to achieve business outcomes through implementing innovative, customised and state-of-the-art solutions.
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We are passionate about achieving and providing measurement accuracy and precision to inform your decision-making. We are headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and can provide tailored tests or pre-developed assessments to individuals, groups and organisations globally.
Our flagship, cloud-based platform Vantage™ is the most cutting-edge test management solution globally. Allowing for the design and delivery of your own assessments, we enable a seamless end-to-end test management experience.
We use powerful Item Response Theory (IRT) methodology to inform the design of your tests to implement the specific psychometric properties you require.
OUR PEOPLE
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We bring unparalleled levels of expertise to the projects we manage under the leadership of Prof. John Barnard. We have extensive experience and a high level of credibility in our field, including; psychological assessments of individuals, management of high stakes licensure examinations and the implementation of large scale assessment programs.
JOHN BARNARD
FOUNDER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John is an internationally acclaimed expert in psychometrics, assessment and education, holding four doctorates (D.Ed. in Mathematics; Ph.D. in Applied Statistics; Ed.D. in Psychometrics; Ph.D. in Medical Education) following a M.Sc. in Mathematics and a M.Ed. in Computer Education. His work and leadership has been recognised through his appointment as Professor with a dual appointment in an adjunct capacity at the University of Sydney and an honorary position at the University of Cape Town. He is also a Past President of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT).
He specialises in psychometrics, computer-based assessment, computer adaptive testing (CAT) and other measurement theories. John pioneered the implementation of Item Response Theory (IRT) at a national level in South Africa, developed an item banking system and published the first Computer Adaptive Tests (CATs) for selection of students. He is actively involved in the engineering of CAT exams at scale globally, delivering psychometric services, and has recently launched his own measurement theory; Option Probability Theory (OPT).​
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MONIQUE TRIGG
DIRECTOR
OF OPERATIONS
Monique holds a Master's degree in Organisational Psychology and is a registered organisational psychologist with AHPRA. She has extensive experience in consulting, and her primary expertise lies in psychological assessment and measurement. As a published contributor to the field, she also specialises in the design and evaluation of assessments for recruitment, diagnostic and certification purposes and through this combination, she leverages her expertise in psychology and assessment to design robust, defensible evaluation processes that are both rigorous and human-centred. Monique supports organisations to strengthen assessment integrity and to enhance the candidate experience. Her work emphasises rigorous, evidence-based practice to ensure fairness, validity and defensibility in decision-making, through leveraging efficient practices.
Monique holds accreditations in a broad suite of psychometric instruments and is affiliated, inter alia, with the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT), the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the College of Organisational Psychologists (COP).
NICOLAAS CLAASSEN
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
LEAD
Nicolaas is a registered Psychologist and holds a D.Litt. et Phil. (Psychology). He is a member of several professional organisations, and has been active in the development of assessment instruments for over 30 years. He has further authored a number of publications.
DAVID MAREE
ORGANISATIONAL SERVICES
LEAD
David is a registered Psychologist and a C2 Researcher. David holds three doctorates (D.D., D.Phil in Cognitive Psychology and D.Phil in Philosophy), and is also a Test Development Specialist and has worked on the use of neural networks in assessment.
ILONKA BARNARD
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
LEAD
Ilonka is a registered Educational and Developmental Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and holds a D.Ed. in Educational Psychology. She has extensive experience working with students, schools and families.
FRANK ROBBINS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEAD
Frank holds a Ph.D in Theoretical Physics, a Master of Information Technology, a Graduate Diploma in Operations Research and a Graduate Diploma in Statistics. His programming experience is complimented by his knowledge and application of programming languages including C++, Visual Basic, SQL, Pascal, Cobol and Fortran.
HENDRIK DE KOCK
REGIONAL MANAGER
INDIA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA
Hendrik has experience in teaching, curriculum development, curriculum revising and report writing, the development of assessment instruments and the design and implementation of large-scale assessment programs in education. Hendrik is a Curriculum Expert and Test Developer and holds a B.Ed., H.E.D and a B.Sc.
TIANA WILSON-BUYS
REGIONAL MANAGER
EUROPE
Tiana holds over 30 years corporate experience, and her knowledge and expertise is focussed on business management, strategic business development, marketing and sales negotiation. Since 2005, Tiana has been involved in the research and development of Client Retention Systems and processes for SMEs globally.
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